Shamwari is one of SA’s best-loved game reserves. This family-owned park in the Eastern Cape boasts 7 eco-systems.
All of the big five can be viewed in an exclusive-to-guests safari area. Numerous other wildlife species can be seen here as the park has the largest concentration of wildlife in the Eastern and Southern Cape.
Staying at one of Shamwari’s luxuriously decorated lodges goes beyond standard game drives. Unique activities, such as world-class spa treatments, ensure that a 5 star experience is available to each guest.
Shamwari is particularly accessible for tourists not wanting to travel further North to the other big reserves. Its location is not far from the picturesque Garden Route and it has breathtaking beaches nearby. The region is malaria free – another added bonus.
For a top-quality safari break for romantic couples or family groups, you can’t beat Shamwari.
A major attraction for visitors to Southern Africa is the Safari experience. With so many companies offering safaris it can be tough choosing the best. Kalahari Safaris stands out from the rest largely due to their passion for the bush, flora and fauna of the Northern Cape Province where they are located.
Kalahari Safaris offer flexible tours to suit the client – from backpacker to luxury tours. Small groups ensure personalized service.
Accommodation in chalets situated in unfenced camps makes you feel at one with the natural beauty of the surroundings.
Tours can cover the Augrabies Falls National Park the Kalahari Gemsbok Park and the Witsands Nature Reserve. You can also opt for National tours from the Kalahari to the Kruger.
The Web site, www.kalaharisafaris.co.za, is designed to give that safari feeling from the first click.
Planning a vacation or business trip to Cape Town, South Africa? Your luxury accommodation search just became a whole lot easier!
Instead of trawling the Web for Cape Town apartments and holiday villas, head directly for www.fzp.co.za.
At this easy-to-use, eye-catching site you’ll find listings for a hand-picked selection of stunning luxury self-catering accommodations in and around Cape Town.
The site covers the Cape Peninsular, the Winelands and part of the Overberg region, and features top locations in all the up-market suburbs.
Enquiries and reservations can be made online by completing a user-friendly enquiry form on the home page.
The site also boasts useful travel information such as Cape Town car hire and tour links.
This great site offers interesting, useful general information on the beautiful city of Cape Town for visitors and locals alike – from accommodation to property to activities and beyond.
The main draw card, as its name implies, is the WebCam page.
The WebCam is situated along the west coast, 10 km from the city centre.
It offers regularly updated images of the residential area of Milnerton, with Table Mountain behind.
This provides an excellent way to see what the weather conditions are like at a glance. The cloud cover on the mountain is indicative of the general climactic conditions on any given day.
Looking for South African real estate?
Gravity is a brilliantly conceptualized site which touts itself as the county’s only property search engine.
Using the latest in search technology, web crawlers scan the leading estate agent sites each night, indexing all found properties to Gravity’s database. This saves you time and energy, simplifying your property search from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
There are three ways to conduct your South Africa property search with Gravity.
You can opt for a Quick Search or a Detailed Search. Once you have built up a search history you can select a previous search and get it updated with the latest new listings.
Gravity - clearly the most intelligent way to conduct your SA property search.
“Another Great innovative Product from an amazing company”
“Finally, the Perfect Phone”
“The BEST much rumored cell phone by Apple lives up to its expectations!”
“Cool device that will end all other devices”
With reviews like this for a phone that hasn’t even been released it seems like Apple have a winner.
If the call quality is good and the screen isn’t to easily scratched, then this will probably be Apple’s biggest product ever and will surpass i-Pod mania and take a large chunk of the cell phone market away from the big players within the industry!
Hope to see the Apple iPhone in South Africa soon.
iPhone 360-Degree Photo Gallery
“Colonel Sander’s” fried chicken company has come under heavy attack in recent times – from animal rights organizations like PETA for the reported cruelty to the chickens, to health authorities who target the fast food as exceptionally bad for the arteries and heart.
But it seems the Colonel is still smiling – such a big smile it can be seen from space!
In a massive marketing venture, the revamped logo for KFC, featuring a trimmer-looking Colonel Sanders sporting a funky red apron, has been launched in the Nevada desert near top-secret Area 51.
It took over 3 000 hours, from start to finish, for Synergy, an event company hired for the job, to create the 87 500 square foot logo out of 65 000 tiles. These tiles are one-foot square and painted red, white, eggshell, beige and black.
The actual laying-out of these tiles tool six days.
KFC are claiming that this is the first brand logo to be visible from space, but a spate of protest has erupted on the Internet with examples of several other companies having achieved this in the past. Examples sited include Mattel, whose corporate headquarters’ logo has been visible on satellite photos for years.
Although there has been a fair amount of negative response from the general public, KFC should be more than happy about the amount of publicity this venture has sparked.
One wonders if ET will be dropping in for a KFC Streetwise meal anytime soon…
It may be hot in the city, but this summer in Cape Town locals and visitors will be able to cool down without heading for the icy waters off Clifton beach.
The hottest new venue to open at the V&A Waterfront received a warm reception despite the chilly atmosphere – in fact that was the whole point!
Welcome to The Ice Lounge – a first for South Africa, which opened its doors on 1 November to 400 patrons eager to try something different.
The chilled out venue is under the management of Mr. Dave Cussen- himself an ice-sculptor. During the day families enjoy the novel experience while children fly down the slope of a slide carved in the shape of a whale. Other sculptures on view include an intricate image of Nelson Mandela.
Cussen hopes to continue drawing the crowds to make the venture financially worthwhile, as the venue cost a cool R3 million to create. The entire bar as well as the sculptures, walls and even the glasses are all made from ice, which is prevented from melting by the room temperature which is kept at around 6°C.
On arrival patrons are provided with mittens, ponchos and booties to wear over their own clothes – which means you don’t need to dress for winter while making your way through a steaming hot Cape Town to get there!
Expect to pay R50 for daytime entrance, while your R75 evening cover charge includes a cocktail.
With this novel venue, Cape Town maintains its status as South Africa’s most-chilled destination.
Too, too cool!
